Fallen

The first book in the worldwide bestselling FALLEN series is soon to be a motion picture!

#1 New York Times bestseller A USA Today bestseller One of NPR.com's 100 Best-Ever Teen Novels More than 3 million series copies in print!

Dangerously exciting and darkly romantic, Fallen by Lauren Kate is a page turning thriller and the ultimate love story.

There's something achingly familiar about Daniel Grigori.

Mysterious and aloof, he captures Luce Price's attention from the moment she sees him on her first day at the Sword & Cross boarding school in sultry Savannah, Georgia. He's the one bright spot in a place where cell phones are forbidden, the other students are all screw-ups, and security cameras watch every move.

Even though Daniel wants nothing to do with Luce--and goes out of his way to make that very clear--she can't let it go. Drawn to him like a moth to a flame, she has to find out what Daniel is so desperate to keep secret . . . even if it kills her.

"Sexy and fascinating and scary . . . I loved loved loved it!"-- New York Times bestselling author P.C. Cast

Following the success of Twilight, Fallen is one of many books that identify as a paranormal young adult romance, though it isn't the best example of the popular trend. The book in itself drags on for a large portion of the book, and has too many characters that make the events confusing to keep up with. While being a young adult romance, the Fallen love triangle between Daniel, Cam, and Luce was very forced. With Luce being the main character of the book, I felt she had a lot of potential but the books main focus was on her obsession/relationship with Daniel. I personally liked Daniel and Luce together, but I understand why others wouldn't. 3 Stars. @Ruby_Tuesday of the Hamilton Public Library Teen Review Board

Luce Price is sent to a new reform school after an accident left one of her classmates dead and people start questioning Luce's sanity. She is sent to Sword and Cross, a reform school in the middle of nowhere. She plans to start fresh, to focus on school, maybe make some friends and not get caught up in boys. But when she sees Daniel, everything changes. She feels as though they have this special connection and were made for one another. A great series if you're into reading about fallen angels. The concept of this book, how they fall in love with one another time after time through eternity was a really cool plot to me, the book is full of so many unique characters that each add something different to the story. Rating 5 out of 5 stars.
- @Fallenangelhushhush of the Teen Review Board of the Hamilton Public Library

This is the second time I have ready this book, wanted to re-read it before I watched the movie. It was once again great to read with all of the details of Swords & Cross (location) and the characters well-developed, but hinting at even greater detail more in the future books...

The book seemed a little slow starting but once it finally got going it was easy to stay intrigued and it kept you wanting to learn more of the story between Luce, Daniel and cam. There were a few surpises along the way, definitely makes me want to keep reading into the series and maybe even check out the movie.

I couldn't put this book down!!!!! I loved it so so much! I really hope and pray they do NOT ruin it on the big screen. The only thing I found lacking in this book was that I wished she had done more that just the prequel from Daniels point of view.

i really did not like this book. it was really slow paced, and i could not get into it...honestly i would not request this book.
i would probably only rate this a 1.5/2.0 star :(
i will not continue reading this series, the characters are kinda boring, i do not like luce very much. and besides i have way to many other books on my T.B.R list!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Summary

Luce meets Daniel when she is transferred to a Boarding school and she falls for him the first time she sees him. But she feels like it isn't the first time she has seen him before and she cant figure out why he is acting so strange and why she likes him in the first place.

Ólive
Jul 05, 2012

After a devastating fire, Luce is pulled out of her high-achieving prep school and deposited within the rusted gates of Sword and Cross reform school in Georgia. Really you would think her parents would have checked the place out first. I found it hard to believe any parent would allow their kids to attend a run down creepy school like this. Though plagued by visions of lurking shadows and the unexplained death of her classmate, Luce starts making both friends and enemies and drawing the attention (both good and bad) of two guys. Despite his cold behavior, Luce is inexplicably drawn to Daniel, and she slowly finds herself on a path of discovery about her past and her potentially devastating futureLucinda Price is a seventeen-year-old girl from Georgia. She previously attended a private school in New Hampshire before the court ordered her be moved to a boarding school for troubled youth, after an incident left her alive, but her boyfriend Trevor dead. When she first enters Sword & Cross, she realizes how much her life will change. There are cameras watching her every move and there is a strict rule regarding cell phones. On her first day, she meets Arriane Alter, an excitable and enigmatic girl who immediately takes a liking to Luce. She shows her fondness by asking Luce to cut her hair just like Luce's, much to Luce's dismay for she does not want to mess her hair up. Also on her first day at Sword & Cross, Luce finds herself meeting the handsome Cam Briel and being drawn to the fascinating Daniel Grigori, who seems to have mixed feelings for her when he smiles and then flips her off. During the first day, she also meets Penn, the daughter of the now deceased caretaker. Luce also makes enemies with Molly, an angry girl with multiple facial piercings. and feels as if Daniel is familiar. Luce falls in love with Daniel,and with the help of Penn and the librarian she uncovers a secret Daniel has been keeping from her - she's reincarnates every lifetime after meeting him, whom she also discovers is an angel, as well as many of the other school kids. There is an angel fight at the end, where the librarian is found to be evil and murders Penn and tries to kill Luce but Daniel saves her. Cam is actually a demon and fights against Daniel in the battle.

SAPPHIREBEAR15
Jun 08, 2012

Lucinda Price is a seventeen-year-old girl from Georgia. She previously attended a private school in New Hampshire before the court ordered her be moved to a boarding school for troubled youth, after an incident left her alive, but her boyfriend Trevor dead. When she first enters Sword & Cross, she realizes how much her life will change. There are cameras watching her every move and there is a strict rule regarding cell phones. On her first day, she meets Arriane Alter, an excitable and enigmatic girl who immediately takes a liking to Luce. She shows her fondness by asking Luce to cut her hair just like Luce's, much to Luce's dismay for she does not want to mess her hair up. Also on her first day at Sword & Cross, Luce finds herself meeting the handsome Cam Briel and being drawn to the fascinating Daniel Grigori, who seems to have mixed feelings for her when he smiles and then flips her off. During the first day, she also meets Penn, the daughter of the now deceased caretaker. Luce also makes enemies with Molly, an angry girl with multiple facial piercings. and feels as if Daniel is familiar. Luce falls in love with Daniel,and with the help of Penn and the librarian she uncovers a secret Daniel has been keeping from her - she's reincarnates every lifetime after meeting him, whom she also discovers is an angel, as well as many of the other school kids. There is an angel fight at the end, where the librarian is found to be evil and murders Penn and tries to kill Luce but Daniel saves her. Cam is actually a demon and fights against Daniel in the battle.

After a devastating fire, Luce is pulled out of her high-achieving prep school and deposited within the rusted gates of Sword and Cross reform school in Georgia. Really you would think her parents would have checked the place out first. I found it hard to believe any parent would allow their kids to attend a run down creepy school like this. Though plagued by visions of lurking shadows and the unexplained death of her classmate, Luce starts making both friends and enemies and drawing the attention (both good and bad) of two guys. Despite his cold behavior, Luce is inexplicably drawn to Daniel, and she slowly finds herself on a path of discovery about her past and her potentially devastating future.